The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1887-12-01
IN B ALTIM O r E.
THANKSGIVING IN THE CITY ON
THE CHESAPEAKE.

| North Carolinian Eats His Turkey
Away From Home, and tells Of the
Luscious Things He Sees. Notes and
Personals.
Special Correspondence of The Sentinel.
BALTIMORE, Nov. 24.-Thanksgiv-
| ing Day is much more extensively
celebrated here-and still more so in
New England-than it is in the South.
In New England the schools give
weeks holiday, and a great majority
of the students eat their cranberrles
and turkey at the parental table and
| enjoy the holiday delights around the
family freside Thanksgiving is to
New Englanders what Christmas is to
Southes ners. This is historically true.
The Puritan took his holiday when
the fruits of the Garth had been gar
nered and before the raw December
days came with their "cauld blasts. :"
The Cavalier in the South, where the
autumn fingers longer, inheriting the
traditions Of "Merie England" was
always wont to give his.days and nights
to festivity while the Yule-log con
tinued to burn. Baltimore, occupying
a central position geographically, is
inclined, | am persuaded, to celebrate
both occasions with alacrity. And
we'll can the home of the succulent BIZ
valve, the savory canvas back, and
the toothsome diamond back terrapin,
do justice to any such occasion. 1t
would have been exceedingly interest
ing to many of the readers of THE
SENTINEL if they could have strolled
through the market of Baltimore on
THANKSGIVING EVE.
Let me lead the way and show you
few of the things which caused Bal
timore tables to groan on Thursday.
We will visit the market on Lexing q
ton Street, as this is the largest. 1t
covers three entire blocks. The first
thing that attracts our attention is the
vast amount of fruits-especialiy ba-
nanas and apples-which are piled up
in yellow and red heaps. Then meats
ofall conceivable kinds-sausage and
pigs feet from the country, juicy steak
from the Valley of Virginia, and pork
and fowls ad intinitun,. The most
tempting confectionaries were display
! ed on every hand, while truck wagons
with every conceivable late vegetable
| fanked the entire space. There near
the middle is the display of game
deer, ducks, pheasants, fish, partridges
and. rabbits. And such piles of every
thing eatable! Great heaps of rabbits
reminded me of large lot of rabbits
once saw in a country store in Ran
| phi county, while out shooting with
some Trinity friends. The merchant
paid five cents each for them, and
here they bring 25 cents each. 1t was
very interesting to see one old fellow
skin them and then chuck them into
large tub of water. I showed special
interest in this process, whereupon the
| old man volunteered the information
that he had a son at home who could
skin one rabbit per minute, or sixty
in an hour. 1 told him I was some
thing of a yarn-teller myself, but that
I would now yield the palm. After
SO long time, I threaded my way out
of the throng of buyers armed to the
teeth with baskets. AS one casts back
last glance, his vision is soon con-
fused and lost in this motley conglom-
Grafton of fruits and fish and fowl and
| vegetables, of rabbits and beef-steak
and baskets!
A PRETTY PICTURE.
One Of the most unique things in
the way of an advertisement was got
ten up by notion house on Eutaw
Street. One very large front window
was fitted UP as an elegant dining
room. On the table was large tur-
key-real turkey-roasted brown,
with other dishes grouped around.
Dummies representing ladies in the
most elaborate toilets were standing
at the chairs, lust ready to be seated,
while colored waiting maid stood
near by to serve the guests. The scene
was quite life-like and during the
whole day before Thanksgiving knots
of people we're to be seen enjoying the
spectacle.
| PERSONAL
Congressman A. H. Rowland has
been in the city for several days, Sc
[ curing special medical attention.
| Rev. Thomas Dixon, Jr., who is on
his way to accept very 1attering call
to Boston, is spending few days with
his brother, Rev. A. G. Dixon. one of
the most popular preachers of this
city. His younger brother, Mr.. Frank
Dixon, recently graduated at the Uni
versity, is also visiting here. learn
that he will study theology in Boston
and then enter the Baptist ministry.
The Dixons are extraordinarily gift
ed-no doubt of that-and are win
ming fame abroad as well as at home
Rev. E. M. Poteat, another young
North Carolinian, is succeeding well
in Baltimore. 1t is genuine pleas-
ure to note the successes our young
men are winning in other States.